WHAT:The Bone and Joint Hospital of Queens at New York Hospital
Queens (NYHQ) will hold a press conference with team members from the
New York Cosmos soccer club, including Head Coach and Howard Beach
resident Giovanni Savarese, Assistant Coach Alecko Eskandarian, plus
several players, such as Sebastian Guenzatti, Stefan Dimitrov and David
Diosa who grew up in Queens.

NYHQ was named the official hospital of the New York Cosmos soccer club
on July 30. The Cosmos have returned to the North American Soccer League
after nearly 30 years of absence from the pro game, and NYHQ now serves
as the team's official medical and orthopaedic consultants.

Off the field, NYHQ and the New York Cosmos will raise awareness for
bone and joint health among all area athletes (including the weekend
warriors) via events such as youth health and wellness clinics in
Queens.

Following the press conference, team members will visit young patients
in the Pediatric Unit at NYHQ.

WHO:Members of the press will have the opportunity to photograph
and talk with these soccer stars from Queens, their teammates and
coaches, as well as physicians from the Bone and Joint Hospital of
Queens at New York Hospital Queens.

Sebastian Guenzatti, midfielder, grew up in College Point and attended
Francis Lewis High School. He played on the school’s soccer team for
four years.

Stefan Dimitrov, midfielder/forward, was born in Bulgaria and moved to
Queens as a teenager; he played soccer for the New York
Pancyprian-Freedoms and Brooklyn Italians, as well as the Cosmos Academy
team, before signing with the Cosmos earlier this year.

David Diosa, forward, was born in Colombia and grew up in Jackson
Heights, Queens.

WHEN:
Monday, Aug. 19, 3:30 p.m.

WHERE:New York Hospital Queens
Main Lobby [entrance on Main Street]
56-45 Main Street, Flushing, N.Y.

ABOUT NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENSNew York Hospital Queens is a member of the
NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and an affiliate of the Weill
Medical College of Cornell University. For more information, visit
www.nyhq.org.

ABOUT THE COSMOSThe Cosmos began play in 1971, spending 14 seasons in the
North American Soccer League, winning five Soccer Bowl trophies and
bringing some of the biggest names in world soccer to the USA. Now, they
have returned to the NASL with players such as Marcos Senna and Long
Island’s own Carlos Mendes. The club plays its home games at Hofstra
University’s Shuart Stadium and the next home match is Aug. 24 at 7 p.m.
against the San Antonio Scorpions. For more information on the Cosmos,
please visit the club’s official website at www.newyorkcosmos.com,
Facebook or Twitter @TheNYCosmos. For tickets, visit
www.nycosmos.com/schedule.